Niger says Boko Haram refugees to worsen its food crisis

March 18, 2015 10:47 PM

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NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger faces a large cereal deficit and will struggle to feed its people as well as the thousands of Boko Haram refugees that have spilled over its border, the prime minister said on Wednesday.

Among the world's poorest countries, desertic Niger has suffered from recurrent poor harvests.